Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
It Passes the Senate 43 to 15-COleman
Gets q Black Eye-Mrs.
EmmOns' Case,
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, January 14.-Morrill sale
he had reached the conclusion it was his
duty to recommit the bill. He was salts
fed the effect of the fourth section would
be to increase rates of freight for long
hauls, and possibly those for short haqls
also. Morrill, called attention to the pro-
vision of the bill which would affect the
Grand Trunk line.
Cullom explained of what effect the pro-
vision would be.
Sewell inquired whether that would con-
stitute an abrogation OF the treaty OF
Washington.
Cullom did not so understand it. His
impression was that the treaty of Wash
ington had been abrogated for some time.
If it were not so this was a mere police reg
ulation. The United States had a right to
require compliance with it, and if for
eign country did not comply with it the
penalty would attach.
Edmunds said the thirtieth article OF the
treaty of Washington, which seemed to be
the principal one in this connection, had
been terminated the first of July, 1885,
and was no longer in force. There was no
grounds whatever for the pretenss that
among all other evils that would happen
any difficulty would arise in regard to a
controversy of the existing treaty regula-
tions with Great Britain.
Ingalls, said the debate in the Senate on
the fourth section in the original bill turned
on the idea that the provision applied to
terminal points. The fourth section as
reported by the conference committee did
not mean that. It meant the application
of the short and long, haul principle to
o& hot %or ino1 Is nd
to every pound of freight carried. 1t meant
local rates for every pound of freight car
ried over roads. It meant the abolition OF
the whole system of cheaplong hauls under
which distances had been equalized and
the country shrunk up to spans breath
40 that practically the man who lived in
Colorado or Dakota was put on the same
footing and conditions SO far as the re-
suits of his labor were concerned) as the
man who live on the seaboard. 1t was
proposed now to abolish all that and to
decide that hereafter every pound of freight
that moves on these railroads shall pay
it's equal proportion or share of freight
money for every mile over which it passed.
This was q bill to regulate commerce, not
to ruin and destroy it. It's pnrrose was
humane and benifcent, and was in the in.
terest OF the country. The section against
pooling would not prevent beni6cent CO.
operation between railroads in a healthy
condition. They would have the right to
unite for any purpose they might see fit,
but it was a notification to those who !
were duplicating railroad lines that the |
process must stop. It was a matter oil
Importance to the community that it |
should stop. He knew OF thousands OF
miles OF railroads whose owners would be |
better of if the rails were sold for old iron, |
The ties for tirewood and the track sowed |
with corn. lie regretted he had got to |
vote for the bill, and thought there were
q good many others in the same condition.
he had already given sufficient reasons |
Why he would support the bill he would |
now yield to the motion to recommit it.
Mr.. Spooner said that if he felt in regard /
10 the bill as the Senator from Kansas had /
himself, he could not be brought
n difference to any clamor or to any con-
'ideration to support it.
Mr.. Frye moved to recommit with in /
Itructions. i
The M Chair ruled t6aas aons 1 S1aer
lot in order. Then Mr.. Frye moved sim
,ly to recommit. The motion to recommit
vas lost-25 to SG. At 114O p. m. the
ill passed-43 to Is.